Investment

Fund managers want firms to use any spare cash to reward shareholders rather than top-up pension funds, research reveals.

WINTERTHUR Life has launched two new ethical funds to meet the demand from independent financial advisors.

ALTERNATIVE Investment Strategies, the first fund of hedge funds to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, has announced a new share issue for investors.

BALANCED pooled funds returned 4.9pc on average in the fourth quarter of 2006, latest CAPS figures from Mellon Analytical Solutions reveal.

SOCIETE GENERALE Asset Management has poached three managers from Daiwa SBI.

THE PENSIONS Regulator has released a fund management module as part of its free online e-learning programme for trustees.

DALTON Strategic Partnership has launched a new business targeting UK pension funds.

INVESTEC Asset Management has launched a hybrid multi-asset fund for defined contribution schemes.

THE BANK Of New York has revamped its online custody services to let schemes view full details about their holdings at the click of a mouse.

Richard Graham Head of institutional business, Baring Asset Management Graham is head of instituti...